F ROGPOND T HE JOURNAL O F T HE H AIKU SOCIET Y O F A MERICA V OLUME 36:2 S PRING/SUMMER 2013 About HSA & Frogpond Subscription / HSA Membership: For adults in the USA, $35; in Canada/Mexico, $37; for seniors and students in North America, $30; for everyone elsewhere, $47. Pay by check on a USA bank or by International Postal Money Order. All subscriptions/memberships are annual, expiring on December 31, and include three issues of Frogpond as well as three newsletters, the members’ anthology, and voting rights. All correspondence regarding new and renewed memberships, changes of address, and requests for information should be directed to the HSA secretary (see the list of RI¿FHUVS). Make checks and money orders payable to Haiku Society of America, Inc. Single Copies of Back Issues: For USA & Canada, $14; for elsewhere, $15 by surface and $20 by airmail. Older issues might cost more, depending on how many are OHIW3OHDVHLQTXLUH¿UVW0DNHFKHFNVSD\DEOHWR+DLNX6RFLHW\RI America, Inc. 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September 15 to November 15 (Winter Issue) Acceptances will be sent shortly after the end of each period. Note to Publishers: Books for review may be sent at any time. Submission Addresses: E-mail: [email protected] Postal: Francine Banwarth, Editor, Frogpond, 985 South Grandview, Dubuque, Iowa 52003 (USA) Web site: http://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/index.html . Frogpond 36:2 3 Museum of Haiku Literature Award $100 for the best previously unpublished work appearing in the last issue of Frogpond as selected by vote of the HSA Executive Committee From Issue 36:1 porch swing my feelings come and go Ce Rosenow Eugene, Oregon . 4 Haiku Society of America Haiku & Senryu another place I’ve sinned boarded-up hotel drunk in another cab winter moon David G. Lanoue, New Orleans, Louisiana EHIRUHRXU¿UVWGDWH the rainbow at the car wash eating more of the apple than I usually do— NPR pledge drive Michael Dylan Welch, Sammamish, Washington bitter winter cold the cemetery wind chimes echo the cantor polished stones from Israel—new veins visible on her hands Sari Grandstaff, Saugerties, New York . Frogpond 36:2 5 how far away from me I’ve wandered summer moon ZDWFKLQJWKH¿UH burn down to embers . so many different endings Angela Terry, Lake Forest Park, Washington spring rain lights from the basement of a rowboat comet viewing she brings DQROGÀDPH paul m., Bristol, Rhode Island the full moon— time to start an argument I could call could evening sets in Adrienne Christian, Greensboro, North Carolina . 6 Haiku Society of America under an avocado our daughter’s declaration of independence alone in the garden weeding her prayer Randy Brooks, Decatur, Illinois summer eclipse my shadow’s slow dissolve Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff, Dubuque, Iowa damp earth by turn some understanding drinking in a dark mood winter solstice Tom Painting, Atlanta, Georgia rainy morning her baby’s kicking slows Patty Hardin, Long Beach, Washington . Frogpond 36:2 7 spring morning watching the waterfall of her hair Michael Morell, Havertown, Pennsylvania his voice in my dream— mist over the lake Susan B. Auld, Arlington Heights, Illinois year of the snake mum’s new boyfriend unpacks his bags John McManus, Carlisle, Cumbria, England one dry leaf crab-walking the street scent of spring Fonda Bell Miller, Alexandria, Virginia checking out— \RXÀLUWZLWKWKHFDVKLHU while I bag Noel Sloboda, York, Pennsylvania . 8 Haiku Society of America winter afternoon— warming my hands with my hands Will Dowd, Braintree, Massachusetts the gravity RI¿UVWLPSUHVVLRQV snow angel Carolyn Coit Dancy, Pittsford, New York throwing salt on a patch of ice she still won’t speak to me Michael Blottenberger, Hanover, Pennsylvania the toucan’s gaze she talks of her troubled past Jyothirmai Gubili, Rochester, Minnesota a male ptarmigan on display my pulse quickens 1HDO:KLWPDQ3DFL¿F*URYH&DOLIRUQLD . Frogpond 36:2 9 after arguing we settle on silence 5DFKHO6XWFOLIIH+XGGHUV¿HOG/RQGRQ dawn . piecing together a torn-up love letter Larry Gates, Portal, Arizona winter an old dog dogs me Michael Fessler, Kanagawa, Japan nursing home next to dad’s poinsettia potted crocus John J. Dunphy, Alton, Illinois sunset— a sudden wave washes away our names Francis Masat, Key West, Florida . 10 Haiku Society of America early shift I breakfast on the last of the maple moon Helen Buckingham, Bristol, England spring storm small poems to read by candlelight R.D. McManes, Scranton, Kansas cloudy day— scanning the news of the world Peggy Heinrich, Santa Cruz, California evening star . the corn husker brushes back her hair Gwenn Gurnack, Boston, Massachusetts childless . looking at grandmother’s face in the mirror Charlotte Digregorio, Winnetka, Illinois . Frogpond 36:2 11 dripping with december rain my goat’s goatee Miriam Wald, Santa Rosa, California thoughts of you . the light from green to yellow Bud Cole, Ocean City, New Jersey autumn stillness how little i lie quietly Bruce H. Feingold, Berkeley, California Indian summer clouds chase clouds in the puddles Sergio Ortiz, San Juan, Puerto Rico a heron hunting in the creek I try his stillness 7RQ\%XU¿HOG/\RQV&RORUDGR . 12 Haiku Society of America moonbow a silver trout leaps to the bait mamta madhavan, Trichur, India early storm late meadow rue wear snow Joseph M. Kusmiss, Sanbornton, New Hampshire still waiting for you half my tuna sandwich Nan Dozier, Shreveport, Louisiana KXQWHU¶VPRRQʊ stars quiver in the crosshairs of my telescope Craig W. Steele, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania unpicked orchard her son’s room just as it was Erik Linzbach, Dewey, Arizona . Frogpond 36:2 13 the difference between slow and stationary turtle rock Andrea Eldridge, Claremont, California plum blossoms the old man’s toothless grin Johnny Baranski, Vancouver, Washington the little shine on a whale’s back summer heat Bruce Ross, Hampden, Maine ÀRDWLQJOHDYHV halfway to the ground . taking my sweet time Bonnie Stepenoff, Cape Girardeau, Missouri streetlights . my shadow and I keep meeting Brad Bennett, Arlington, Massachusetts . 14 Haiku Society of America fourth of July waving the stars & stripes RQKHU¿QJHUQDLOV Ronny Noor, Brownsville, Texas crab bubbles the rock sways its seaweed George Dorsty, Yorktown, Virginia secret kept the tightest rosebud Linda M. Crate, Conneautville, Pennsylvania sitting zazen . the janitor closes doors one by one Gregory Longenecker, Pasadena, California morning-after sun his footprints melting into slush Marie Louise Munro, Tarzana, California . Frogpond 36:2 15 hills of snow my sister drifts back to him geese over the hill an ache I had forgotten Glenn G. Coats, Prospect, Virginia morning the mountain range expands my vision S. Abburi, Bangalore, India hospital light the tears could go either way Stephen A. Peters, Bellingham, Washington Simon says take two steps back— spring layoffs Karen O’Leary, West Fargo, North Dakota . 16 Haiku Society of America expletives— more pepper than salt in his hair Susan Murata, Marlborough, New Hampshire poached eggs and Jesus another southern Sunday morning in prayer Taylor Kingrea, Fairhope, Alabama lingering where our ways part winter sunset Marcus Larsson, Växjö, Sweden middle of the night my daughter out with the what ifs Perry L. Powell, College Park, Georgia reading Kerouac the catbird’s scattered song Joan Iversen Goswell, Valencia, Pennsylvania . Frogpond 36:2 17 thickening sky the scent from the soup pot gathers us in Margaret D. McGee, Port Townsend, Washington winter woman remembering spring woman Helen A. Granger, Corunna, Michigan deep in the forest the silence breaks with each breath Michael Rehling, Presque Isle, Michigan fog ascending an egret’s ungainly shape takes shape Warren Gossett, Twin Falls, Idaho opening night the name tag that says I’m an artist June Rose Dowis, Shreveport, Louisiana . 18 Haiku Society of America climbing to the top of Washington Monument blossom moon Barbara Snow, Eugene, Oregon island fog the vague shadow of high-rises Ida Freilinger, Bellevue, Washington end of the night the karaoke hostess sings by herself Dave Moore, Levittown, Pennsylvania temple bell— the lone bird adds its cry Pravat Kumar Padhy, Odisha, India spring clouds the tractor’s chug cresting the hill Michele L.